‘Midwinter Fire’ is admired for its colorful yellow winter stems which are tipped with bright red twigs. It also boasts striking golden yellow fall leaf color.
Though tolerant of a wide range of soils, it is happiest in consistently moist, well-drained soils. To maintain stem color, cut back to the base 25% of the branches every year, or cut back 100% of the branches every third year. If you go with the latter method, you’ll sacrifice the not-that-showy blooms the first year.
Blooms early- to mid-spring
Mature size: 5-6 ft T x 5-6 ft W
Minimum temperature: -20 F
[‘clay-tolerant’, ‘deciduous’, ‘drought-tolerant’, ‘hedgerow plants’, ‘pollinator-friendly’, ‘sun’, ‘sun or part shade’, ‘well-draining soil’]
